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Antique Tomoe Japanese Indigo Ikat

Named after a famous female samurai, this stunning indigo ikat cotton fabric known as kasuri is at least 100
years old. We purchased it in Wajima, but it originally came from the town of
Hakuii, one of the Noto Peninsula's oldest weaving villages.

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Sitting halfway
between Kanazawa and Wajima and surrounded by farmland, Hakui comprises just a
few houses, and it’s narrow streets are full of flowers. When we showed up, they told us that we were the fir...
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Sitting halfway
between Kanazawa and Wajima and surrounded by farmland, Hakui comprises just a
few houses, and it’s narrow streets are full of flowers. When we showed up, they told us that we were the first foreigners to
visit. Good thing we did, as we were able to meet Yamatza-ki-san, whose family
has been weaving ikat or kasuri for 120 years. At his
workshop, they use both silk and hemp, and much of what they produce is used
for summer kimonos. We were blown away by the tiny, intricate ikat
patterns; Hakui is the last place on the Noto Peninsula that still makes these
delicate masterpieces.

Ikat fabric is known as kasuri in Japanese, and is
woven with both pre-dyed warp and weft threads. Kasuri comes from the verb
kasuru which means to brush against something or to write in a blurry or
scratchy manner. Japanese ikat is some of the finest we've encountered anywhere
in the world.
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Details and Dimensions

13" wide, 48" long. Slight yellowing and age stains. Edges are un-hemmed. Perfect framed or on a table.